The Underpinnings Museum Twitter Conference

As part of its quest to bring the history of underwear to a wider audience, making collections and research freely accessible online, The Underpinnings Museum is hosting a Twitter conference on Friday 12th January 2018. Anyone with a public Twitter account and an interest in the history of underwear is invited to submit their idea for a conference presentation.

Each selected speaker will be allocated a 15 minute slot for their presentation, which will take the form of a Twitter thread of 6 to 12 tweets with images/video where appropriate. Hosting the conference online using Twitter enables participation, as a speaker or attendee, from anywhere in the world at no cost. All conference content will be collated on Storify after the event, so that a permanent record of the conference is available online.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Academics, researchers, students, designers/makers, bloggers, collectors and vintage underwear enthusiasts of any kind are all encouraged to present at The Underpinnings Museum Twitter Conference, as we want to cover as many different aspects of underwear history as possible. Suggested themes for presentations include, but are not limited to:

Designing (e.g. history of lingerie/corsetry design, using vintage styles as inspiration for modern designs)

Displaying (e.g. history of visual merchandising, showcasing underwear in museums)

Collecting (e.g. how you became a collector, tips on looking after vintage lingerie, museum collections/conservation)

Researching (e.g. history of a particular garment type, female lingerie designers throughout history, tips on how to use archives or the internet for research)

We require the following information from all potential speakers: Your Twitter handle (e.g. @TheUPMuseum), your timezone, the title of your proposed presentation, a summary of the presentation (max. 100 words), and a speaker biography (max. 100 words). Send this, with the email subject ‘Proposal for Underpinnings Museum Twitter Conference’ to lori@underpinningsmuseum.com. The deadline for submissions is 17:00 GMT on Friday 1st December 2017.

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